Arcs Quote by Edan Lepucki

All storytelling is kind of that - there's a bit of text that you put pressure on that spits out some desire that a…

— George Saunders

Usually, when I read something, I'm looking for the story first. And then, when I re-read it, I check every part of it to…

— Gus Van Sant

I love the early process of asking questions about a story and deciding which questions matter most.

— Diane Sawyer

You always have to know what the ambition of the scene is, what the purpose of that scene is in the telling of the…

— Harrison Ford

Since I am a person who starts work without clear knowledge of a storyline, every single scene is a pivotal scene.

— Hayao Miyazaki

When something arrives, you have no idea what's in it, which is good. And then, it's is the story leaps off the page at…

— Tim Roth

I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this…

— Michael Winterbottom

When you have good writing, the rhythm of the scene is very apparent. What the scene demands is very clear.

— Carrie Coon

I was only interested in my scene, and I had to go through thousands and thousands of other scenes. I got my scene and…

— Ralph Fiennes

Taking nuances from real life will help you make scenes that have never been done before. It keeps the story interesting.

— Rajkumar Hirani

Point of view is not something I consciously decide. Almost always, when I come up with a plot I find that the point of…

— Anne Tyler

No matter how much I plan the overall arc of the character, you get there day one on the film and you shooting certain…

— Lin Shaye